Beet-topper.



PVULVlLsislibi- I I' PATENTED JUNE 19 1906.

J. 'F. WILLSON.

BEET TOPPER,

APPLIUATION FILED JUN 24, 1905.

- [NI/EN TOR Attorneys,-

JAMES WIL'LSON; or DEUEL, COLORADO, Assrenonor TWO-THIRDS I U i E .s' Ag nsrArnsr OFFIOE.

' TO I. G. A'KER AND FRANK W. 'BUOKLEY, OF DEUEL, COLORADO.

' To all whom. it may concern:

v numerals of reference weighted gage-block knives 5 and 6. The

7 two knives 9 and 10, the cutting edges of said within the scope 1 of 3, adjustably secured within knives when taken toglether are substantially B:EET- TOPPER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.- j

, Patented June 19', 1906'.

the beet.- In order that the several provements in Beet-Toppers, following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to beet-toppers, and has for its object to provide a device adapted to be attached to the frame of a beet-puller, which will cut off the tops of the beets just before they are engaged by the pulling mechanism.

A further object of my invention is to ro- 'vide a device'ada ted to cut oif as much 0 1 the 3 crown as desire ,this being accomplished in a satisfactory manner-by providing knives other than the crown-cutting knives for cut-1 tinland removing the leaves.

ith these and other objects in view the present inventionconsists in the combination' and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly ointed' out in the appended claims, it being of which the ahead of the gag -block'1 and sever theleaves which hang on either side of the row. These disks are carried by shaft 13, which is slidably mounted block 1. The disks 11 and 12 are adapted to be set at an angle to the row, leaves after being cut will be thrown away from the knives which follow.

1 The topper is pivotally secured by projection 14 to the frame of a beet -lripllerin line with the pulling mechanism. e topper is held in-alinement'with the pullin means by springs 15 and 16, the ends of w ich are secured to the sides of said frame and to a rod essary to increase the weight of the age block when theground is very hard, I ave provided lugs 17 on the top of the gage-block, said lugs fitting in slots in weights adapted to be carried on top of said ga e-block.

understood; that changes in the form, propor- Fig. 4' is a modification'o the vertical kn1fe tionysize, and minor details may be made -3, in which the rear end 0t" said knife is prothe claims without devided with outwardly-extending blades 19 partingv from t e s irit or sacrificing any of and 20, adapted to throw the crown and dirt the advantages of t e invention. 1 from the beet the better to enable the pullers In the drawings, Figure 1 is atop planviw to accomplish their purpose.

of my improved beet-topper. Fig.2 is a side The operation ofmy device is as follows: elevation. Fig. 3is afront elevation. Fig. 4 The projection 14 being pivoted to the foris a modification of the vertical knife. ward part of a beet-puller,the s rings 15a11d Referring to the drawings, in .which like 16 are connected to the sides 0 the frame in indicate corresponding such position that the vertical knife 3 will parts throughout the. several views, 1 is a strike the center of the beet. Upon forward rovided with avertical movement of the topper the disk cutters 11 slot 2, extending longitudinally therethrough. and 12 will sever the overhanging leaves and The topper-knives comprise a vertical knife throw them away from' the beet. The

the slot 2 by weighted vertical knife 3' will be forced into bolts 4. Formed integral with said vertical the beet, and the knives 9 and '10 will cut off knife andat right angles thereto are two' the leaves close to thejtop of the beet.

cutting edges of these the topper is moved forward the knives 5 and 6, which run under semicircular, the bac s of the knives being at or near the rear of the vertical knife 3. "In ted to do so by the gage-block. recesses 7 and'8 in'the gage-block are secured I claim as novel,

ters Platenla), is-- h d v 1. n a eet-top er, aweig te gage member and a topping-linif tical knife, said vertical knife being adapted and desire to secure by Letknives being horizontal and on a line with a thebottom of the gage-block. The rearward portion of knives9 andlO istwisted outward,

so as to throw the severed leaves away fromknives e mounted upon a ver- Be it known that I, JAMES F. WILLSON, a above described may be able to perform their citizen of the United States,'residin atDeuel', work w'thout being unnecessarily ham ered in the .county of Morgan and State 0 Colorado by the overhanging leaves of the beets, prohave invented certain new and useful Imvide cutting-disks 11 and 12, which travel on, projection 14 of the gageso that the 18, carried by the gage-block. It being neethe ground, will sever the I crown of the beet as low as they are permit- 0. Having thus described my invention, what to be rigidly and adjustably secured to the fig? knives secured to said vertical knife, and gage-plate; said plates and knives being cale -sever1 ng kn ves located ahead of said pable of free vertical movemen crown-cutting kmves adapted to throw the 2. A beet-to per comprising a gage memsevered leaves out of the path of said knives. 25 5 her, a vertica knife" carried thereby and 6. A beet topper comprising a we hted adapted to cut into the beet, and knives calrgage member; a vertical knife adjustab y seried by said vertical knife adapted to top the cured thereto adapted to cut into the upper b t, part of the beet, crown-cuttlng knives se- 3. A beet topper comprising a gage mem: cured to said vertical knife adjacent its lower 0 IO her, a vertical knife carried thereby, adapted edge, leaf severing knives secured to said to cut into the beet and approximately horigage member ahead of said crown cutting zontal knives adapted to top the beet. kmfe adapted to throw the severed leaves out 4. A beet-topper comprising agage memof/the path of said knives and cutting-disks her, a vertical knife carried thereby adapted located ahead of said leaf-cutting knives for 3 5 r 5 to cut into the upper part of the beet, knives the purposes hereinbefore set forth.

- carried by said vertical knife adapted to top testimony whereof I affix my signature the beet, and means located ahead of the topin presence of two witnesses.

ping-knives for removing the leaves. JAMES F. WI LLSON.

5. A beettopper comprising a gage mem- Witnesses: 20 her, a vertical knife adjustably secured there- J. D. YOA'EEY,

to adapted to cut into the beet, crown-cut- C. LE ROY PARKER. 

